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McBains Cooper partners with Brazil's Concremat to work on domestic Public-Private Partnership projects

McBains Cooper is embarking upon a joint venture with Brazil's second largest civil engineering company, Concremat, to support inward investment into the country and work on domestic Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects. Santiago Klein, managing director of McBains Cooper International, finalised the deal which means McBains Cooper's next-generation inter-disciplinary bid and project management expertise becomes available to Concremat's 1... [more]

PassivSystems works with ModCell to target the Building Schools for the Future programme

The Government’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme is the biggest-ever school buildings investment programme, with the aim being to rebuild or renew every school in the UK. Two British clean technology firms have combined forces to unveil a blueprint for the eco schools of the future. PassivSystems is to work with ModCell® on the creation of the ModCell Renewable Schools across the UK, targeting the BSF programme. The schools wil... [more]

Armoury Group builds team for commercial success

Armoury Group has strengthened its commercial offering with the appointment of Tony McGovern as commercial manager. Signalling a continued growth strategy for 2010, the announcement marks the group’s second significant appointment of the year having already welcomed Jim McEwan as business development director recently. With previous employment including commercial roles for a number of major construction companies, Tony brings with him a wealt... [more]

Michael Gerard appointed to the RIBA Panel of Adjudicators

Established in 1834, RIBA is the UK body for the architecture industry and provides training, guidance and technical services for in excess of 40,000 members. The Adjudication Panel is made up of around 90 adjudicators who are experts in their field, including architects, surveyors, engineers, construction consultants and construction lawyers. Many building and architectural contracts include clauses which specify that disputes should be referred... [more]

Locus Consultants acquired by Gleeds

Locus Consultants, quantity surveyors and project managers located in Birmingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh, was created five years ago by five ex Capita Property Services Directors who have built up a portfolio of projects all over the Midlands and Scotland. These include providing cost management expertise on Edinburgh City Council’s impressive £50m headquarters’ building as well as having a consultancy role on the massive 3m sq ft Eurocentral in... [more]

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Final Glance: Construction companies (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top construction companies were mixed at the close of trading: Fluor rose $.58 or 1.3 percent, to $45.86. FosterWhl fell $.07 or .3 percent, to $26.95. Quanta Services rose $.07 or .4 percent, to $18.68. Shaw Group rose $.15 or .4 percent, to $35.04.

Midday Glance: Construction companies (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at noon: Fluor rose $.24 or .5 percent, to $45.52. FosterWhl fell $.05 or .2 percent, to $26.97. Quanta Services fell $.11 or .6 percent, to $18.50. Shaw Group fell $.06 or .2 percent, to $34.83.

Early Glance: Construction companies (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Fluor rose $.03 or .1 percent, to $45.31. FosterWhl fell $.17 or .6 percent, to $26.85. Quanta Services fell $.17 or .9 percent, to $18.44. Shaw Group fell $.23 or .7 percent, to $34.66.

Final Glance: Construction companies (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top construction companies were mixed at the close of trading: Fluor rose $.14 or .3 percent, to $45.28. FosterWhl rose $.36 or 1.4 percent, to $27.02. Quanta Services fell $.08 or .4 percent, to $18.61. Shaw Group rose $.31 or .9 percent, to $34.89.

Midday Glance: Construction companies (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at noon: Fluor rose $.19 or .4 percent, to $45.33. FosterWhl rose $.21 or .8 percent, to $26.87. Quanta Services fell $.20 or 1.1 percent, to $18.49. Shaw Group rose $.18 or .5 percent, to $34.76.

Early Glance: Construction companies (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Fluor rose $.23 or .5 percent, to $45.37. FosterWhl rose $.14 or .5 percent, to $26.80. Quanta Services fell $.10 or .5 percent, to $18.59. Shaw Group rose $.27 or .8 percent, to $34.85.

Final Glance: Construction companies (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top construction companies were mixed at the close of trading: Fluor rose $.25 or .6 percent, to $45.14. FosterWhl rose $.59 or 2.3 percent, to $26.66. Quanta Services rose $.09 or .5 percent, to $18.69. Shaw Group fell $.17 or .5 percent, to $34.58.

Midday Glance: Construction companies (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at noon: Fluor rose $.32 or .7 percent, to $45.21. FosterWhl rose $.59 or 2.3 percent, to $26.66. Quanta Services rose $.12 or .6 percent, to $18.72. Shaw Group fell $.06 or .2 percent, to $34.69.

Early Glance: Construction companies (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Fluor rose $.14 or .3 percent, to $45.03. FosterWhl rose $.32 or 1.2 percent, to $26.39. Quanta Services fell $.04 or .2 percent, to $18.56. Shaw Group unchanged at $34.75.

Illinois gas companies urge pipeline safety (KFVS 12 Cape Girardeau)
Two Illinois natural gas companies are asking contractors, workers and residents to follow pipeline safety procedures as the weather warms and construction season begins.